Frame-supporting means for beehives



Jul 14, 1925.

FRAME SUPPORTING MEANS FOR BEEHIVES Filed May 12, 1924 1,545,792 J. F. POE

Patented July 14, 1925.

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rm i'vm-snrroarme MEANS Fort BEEHJVESQ I r Application meauvmyia To all whom it concern? i of the United States, riesiding at West Huntington, in the'co'nnty of (la-bell and State of 'WestVir-ginia, have "invented'cen tain new and useful ljmprov'ements in F rams-Supporting Means for Beehives, and I do declare the following to beia, "full, clear, andexact desc'riptionof theinvention, sjuchjas will enable others "skilled in the art to which it appertains to "make and use; thes'ame. 1

My invention "aims to provide a new and improved means for su porting the usual brood "frames and comb honey framesfin bee hives, in such 'I'nanner that said frames maybe quickly and easily removed, and will be supported in properly spaced relation for use, provision being also made whereby the coinbh'o'ney frames in a super over a brood chamber may be held in an inverted position after partially filledwi th honey by [the bees, so that the latter will then complete the'filling operation, it. being well known thatthe bees work downwardly from the tops of the framejsand very-often will not'o'omplete the honey formation entirely to'th'e lower sidesthereof. I

With the foregoing andminor objects in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, the 'descriptionibeing supplemented by the accompanying drawing.

a Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view showing a. brood frame and -a'comb honey frame supported in a hive in accordancewith the invention. H '7 Figure '2 is a fragmentary view similar to a portion of Fig. 1, showing the position of the frame-supporting means when a frame is being inserted or removed I Figure 3 is a view similar to Fig. :2 but illustrating, the manner in. which .the .comb -honey frames may be supported in'inverted position. V 1 a Figure 4 i-sa vertical transverse sectional viewon'lineHof Fig. t

Figure 5 is a detailperspeotive view of. one of the frame supports. A

In the drawing above-brieflydescribed, I have illustrated a bee hive comprising a breed chamber 11, a super 2 resting upon said brood chamber, and a removable top 3. Opposed walls of the brood chamber and super are formed with recesses in their Be it knownthat 1, JOHN F. For, a citizen or removed. "lVhen 1924. Serial *No. "712,760.

inner sides, which recesses are preferably. in "the fforin cit-horizontal grooves 4, and metal strips 5 are preferably secured to the inner sides of said walls with their upper edge portions projecting {slightly above the lower side walls of said grooves? These grooves are co-operable *witlrthe inovel supporting :m'eans yet to be described, for the brood frames Bend the comb honey frarnes7, whichframe's {are disposed respectively infthe chamber 1 and the super2'p i The improved-supporting devijeesgare 'disposed jat the upper eorn'ers'of the frames 6 *and "7,"theen'ds of*said-devices "being in-' se'r'tible into the grooves l to rest on the strips 5 and support theframes', and bein g readily withdrawn from the grooves sothat any desired number "of the "frames may be quickly and easily removed. Injthepre frrea construction, each of tlre flsupporting 'de- 5 vices comprises "a horizontal, "elongated, sheet metal plate 8 which'mormaHy*rests upon the frame with whih itiis ass'ociated, said plate' having a pair of-integral, "parallel, side flanges 9 which-straddle the frameand so are pivoted thereto as indicated; at "1 0. 1 The pivots permit swinging fof the plates 8 from horizontal to vertical positions when said plates are disposed vertically, as-shown in Fig. 2, the frames are readily inserting? inserting frame with its plates 8 vertically disposed, these plates are "rocked around the pivots 10, to hori zontal'positions, as soon as their lower ends; come oppositefthewgrooves 4." Thu'sythes'e ends will "project horizontally from the frames and are received 'in thegrooves, to support said frames. 1 1 The outer edges 11, ofthe jfianges i 9, :a'djaoent the plates 8,"ter'minateyin inwardly" spaced relation with the outer ends of said plates, but in outwardly spaced relation with the ends of the frames. Thu's, they form shoulders toenga gethe strips 5 and hold theends ofjthe frames in pro erly spaced relation with the'hivewa lls. :Qils o, the flanges 9 preferably have outwardly V bent portions '12"'which "project-laterally from the frames and form 'spacers"fio r' dis-. posing said frames in "properhorizontally 1 spaced relation. j s Y When the A frames fare jsufpfportecl as'shown in "Fi'gll, the bees will fill the 'upperpor'tions thereof, but not the lower portions. Then, no these frames 7 may be removed andreinserted as shown in Fig. 3, the plates 8 being then swungrto vertical posit-ions, so that'they rest on the lower frames '6 to Support the aforesaid frames 7 in inverted position. Then, the bees will work downwardly from what are then the upper sides of the frames 7 and complete the fillingoperation.

The invention is simple and inexpensive,

yet is very desirable and convenient to operate Particular attention is directed to the fact that a number of the upper frames 7 may be removed after first removing the top 3, permitting a few of the lower frames to. also be removed, without taking the super 2 fro-m the brood chamber and standing the chance of having cold weather chill thebees. Removal of a number of the frames permits conditions in the brood chamber to be readily inspected, and after such. inspection, the frames may be easily replaced.

,As excellent; results may be obtained from the details disclosed, theyare by preference followed, but within the scope of the inven-' tion as claimed, numerousminor changes,

may be made.

I claim; i;

1. Ina means for supportinga vertical framein a bee hive, supporting members on theends of the frame movable from horiosltions for, TQCGPlJlOll .1Il

"tion' in recesses, in opposed walls of the hive, and when vertically positionedbeing adapted .to 'clear the recesses;

.3. In a means for supporting a vertical framein a bee hive; supportingplates at, the upper corners. of

the ,frame normally resting on the top bar thereof. andqproject ing beyond-theend bars of said frame for reception in recesses in hive, flanges. extending downwardly from saidplates, and transverse horizontal pivets connectingsaid flanges with the frames and permittingmovement of the plates to vertical positions to free them from the recesses.

. 4. A structure as, specified in claim l ;said

supporting members having portions pm,

je'ct ing laterally from the frameto space the latter from an adjacent frame...

A structure as specified in claim :3; said flanges having portions pro ecting laterally fromthe frame to space the latter from;an

adjacent frame.

6. A structure as specified in claim 1,; said supporting members. having shoulders. to

opposed walls of a framesfrom the b0 y.

affixed my'signature.

abut said walls and space the frame therefrom.

'7. A structure as specified in claim 3; said flanges having edge portions to abut said walls and space the frametherefrom.

8. In a means for supporting a frame in a bee hive supporting members pivoted to the ends of the frame and movable from vertical to horizontal positions, the outer ends of said members ;when horizontally positioned projecting from said frame'for reception in recesses in opposed walls of the hive, and the inner ends of said members when vertically positioned projecting vertically below the frame when the latter is inverted for the purpose set forth i Y 9. In a means for supporting a frame'in a beehive; supporting plates at the upper corners of the frame normallyjresting on the top bar thereof and having their outer ends projecting beyond the end bars of said frame for reception in recesses. in opposed walls of a hive, fiangesextending downwardly from said plates, and transverse horizontal pivots connecting said flanges with the frames an'dpermitting movement of the lates to vertical positions, said plates when in the last named positions having their inner ends projecting vertically below the'framewhen the latter is inverted forthe purpose set forth.

10. In a means for supporting a vertical frame in abee hive, apairof elongated sheet metal plates resting normally on the top bar of the frame and'projecting therefrom for.

reception in recesses in opposed walls of, a'

bee hive, vertical flanges integral with said plates and extending downwardly therefrom, 'and transverse horizontal pivots connecting saidflanges w th said frames and, permitting movement of said plates to vertical positions inwhichithey project verti cally from the frame, said flanges terminat-' outer ends of said plates but'in outwardly spaced relation with the ends of the. frame .to abut the opposed hive wallsand space the frame therefrom,

said, flanges having stamped portions projecting laterallyfrom the frame, to space the latter-from an adjacent frame; i I T '11. The comblnation with a hive bodyhav ing recesses, of frames removable vertically from the body, and movable supports on the frames to enter said recesses when the frames are" inserted v and automatically moved .to retracted ositions on lifting the In testimony whereof I have hereunto JorIN F, r'oEr ing in inwardly spaced relation withthe. 

